Quilled Poppies, Wheat and Strawberries (Summer in a Frame) and My New Etsy Shop.

This project came to life due to a wonderful Facebook event, called the Artchain. For 5 days I had to share old projects and this gave me the opportunity to revisit works which I made for my blog back in 2011. “Gifts of Summer” was created for the Homyachock Challenge Blog when I was invited by their quilling team to be a guest designer. I must confess that back in those days I was pretty proud of that little piece, but now I couldn’t help thinking how I would bring the same idea to life in 2015. So here is my interpretation of it now:

Quilled Poppies, Wheat and Strawberries – Summer in a Frame

All the flowers and the strawberries are made with 1mm wide paper strips. It was a little bit tricky to bend the petals of the poppies to make them look more natural, but after 2 days of trying different techniques, I finally managed to get the look I wanted.

Quilled Poppies, Wheat and Strawberries – Summer in a Frame

The entire composition fits into a 20cm * 26cm shadowbox frame. I really like how layered and dimensional everything turned out. Unfortunately, I don’t have the old design to compare them side by side, so this picture will have to do:

Quilled Poppies, Wheat and Strawberries – Old vs. New

And last, but not least, I am so happy to announce that I finally opened my Etsy shop! I dreamed about this for quite some time now and I am thrilled that I took the plunge. My shop is called “From Paper to Petal”, which I think best describes the journey undertaken by the ordinary paper sheet, from being chopped into paper strips and all the way to becoming a beautiful flower. I have a low stock for now, but more items will be added over the week-end. I am also opened for custom orders, so I hope that slowly I will able to shift to the shop most of my orders from my blog and Facebook page.

Manu, I simply luv ur creations..They all are made with perfection which makes them unique. My best wishes for your new shop and i luv the name too ” From Paper to Petal”!!!! sounds cool 😉 Keep inspiring everyone !!!

Manu, all your projects are beautiful! I have learned many things from looking at your creations and studying them closely, and reading your tutorials and other comments on the website. So, I just want to say “thank you very much” for sharing them with us and explaining things. Everything you do looks great and clean! Great job!

Hi manu…i just can say u are so sweet for sharing this work which matters a lot for the begginers and crafters like me….love ur work so much…i jus hav request…can u pls share how to arrange flowers in 3d or relief way bcoz i make them but not able to fix in 3d way…..could be a great help…bcoz i cnt afford proffesionak classes but i love quilling and want to improve skills…pls